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300 messages, Last post on Oct 07, 2009 at 2:54 AM
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Hi Guys, I am supposed to be picking up my Green Line view on 4/19. It sounds like there are some problems, I can still back out. Is there anyone that if they could do over again that would not get the Vue Hybrid?
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Replying to: slave1bobafett (Apr 16, 2007 4:42 pm) |
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I have really been interested in buying a Vue Green Line. There is one available at a local dealer with some pretty good upgrades and stuff, and I really like the idea of saving gas. The car I have is awful, a '98 Mercury Sable that's getting me 17 miles per gallon...  So any increase in MPG will be great... I am not so concerned with the worries of people when it comes to Interior Design so that is not a big deal to me, I'm just looking for something that is going to be reliable... Thanks for some of the insight, It's always good to hear information from someone who owns the vehicle themselves... 
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The MPG is only around 22 to 27, so do not expect it to be better than that. We are careful drivers, and keep ECO on most times, with speeds below 60 MPH.
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Replying to: ktjensen (Apr 19, 2007 9:17 am) |
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Replying to: ktjensen (Apr 19, 2007 9:17 am) 1. The power assist usually only works during acceleration. So in order to capalitialize on that make sure that you accelerate slowly, this will use the power assist over a longer distance. 2. Will sitting in traffic and the person in front of you moves up a few feet many people have a nature tendency to move up if the person in front of them moves up. With the hybrid the engine will turn on each time you take your foot off the brake, so only move up when you absolutely have to. 3. When slowing down for a stop or turn, Maximize on the coasting time. This will help charge the hybrid battery and will also add to the distance traveled while using less gas. |
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Replying to: ktjensen (Mar 21, 2007 6:45 am) |
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Okay, well here it is... Picked up my brand new 2007 Hybrid Saturn Vue 10/06/06. Worked fine; pleased with its quiet, comfortable ride. I drive this car a lot, avg 3k mi/month. 1. By Dec, 10k miles, I noticed the "eco system" wasn't lighting up or indicating the hybrid battery was charging properly. 2. By Jan, 13k, the ABS brake lights started showing up with the engine lights. It was winter in NY, so I took it the dealer, who supported the "winter" ABS traction control reasoning, cleaned the brakes, and the "engine lights" went away. 3. In Feb, at 17k miles, the engine light was back, now accompanied by the battery light (front main battery): A persistent and mean, red, little light, I had no idea how socially, financially and physically havoc wreaking this little light would become. The battery light would flash concomitantly with the engine light and I would take it to the dealership it would disappear. However, it would foretell that at 21,000 miles, the car would suffer persistent and repetitive engine failure, I would lose $1,250 a week in business revenue, additional revenue potential, two employees, arguments with my husband, countless hours in meetings, garages, oportunity costs, etc., which is where I am at, today. The scenario is this: drive the car a day or two. The eco charge system works. Then, on any given day, the battery appears. Then, disappears for an hour. Then, another icon will light up: more recently, it's been the traction control. Then, the engine light will appear. Then, I'd know it's time... (to get to a safe location). Within a few minutes, all of the electrical instruments would lose power. No headlights. No dashboard lights. The steering would begin to lock. I'd have to pump the accelerator to keep the car moving through traffic to pull over or it'd die in the middle of whatever I'd be in. This has been going on almost every other week since mid-March and now the dealer has it full-time, bringing in engineers, trying to figure it out. Another thing: my car eats (drains) batteries like candy. The dealer has seen it (and, replaced four batteries). Some how, in this "eco charging" thing, there is a malfunction, and the hybrid battery is not charging the main battery like it should, or whatever. Is it just my car? No. I met another woman coming out of the dealership and she said she bought one and when it hit 22,000 miles it did the same thing and hers was parked right out side. She said all kinds of frivolous icons appear in addition to the battery warning before it just shuts down for no reason. Did I mention Saturn has it now and the engineers are coming? Maybe I'm repeating myself. Hope you can get something from this. KEYWORDS: BCM module, BATTERY. And can you still believe I still have my heart set on this car? 
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I'm highly considering the hybrid VUE and have desparately been trying to find more information on how it performs/handles in the snow and/or ice. Any feedback would be great. Thanks!
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Replying to: cfinizio (May 19, 2007 5:56 pm) |
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